Ford Everhart

Sunday

Feb 10, 2013 at 7:58 PM

Ford Everhart, 86, of East U.S. Highway 64, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Lexington Medical Center. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sheets Memorial Baptist Church by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Burial will follow at the Lexington City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the church.Mr. Everhart was born Aug. 13, 1926, in Davidson County to Charles Franklin Everhart and Vallie Lee Crotts Everhart. He retired from John Morrell and Co. of Sioux Falls, S.D. He was a member of Sheets Memorial Baptist Church and Woodsman of the World. Mr. Everhart was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was a member of American Legion Post 8 and VFW Post 3074. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Pauline Swing, Naomi Hartzog, Rosa Mae Everhart, Della Wright and Florence Laymen; and his brothers, Clyde Everhart, James Everhart, Cletus Everhart and Charlie Everhart.He is survived by his wife, Joy Benton Hill Everhart, of the home; his daughters, Lou Clifton and husband David of Lexington and Gail Westmoreland and husband George of New Bern; his sister, Ollie Smith, of Lexington; his grandchildren, Chase Clifton, Cole Clifton, Michele Grimes, April Willard and husband Andy, Robin Westmoreland and Lindsay Westmoreland; and his great-grandchildren, Nautica Grimes, Ashton Grimes, Joshua Westmoreland and Jalyn Westmoreland. Memorials may be made to Sheets Memorial Baptist Church, 210 Cotton Grove Road, Lexington NC 27292. Davidson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.